Railway-tie.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.

B. A. STBINKE.

RAILWAY TIE. APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. 2, 190e.

' Witwe/nes' atkomua BERNARD A.V SVTEINKE, OF BOTKINS, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE No. seaoso.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 190s.

Application filed January 2, 1908. Serial No. 409,001.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BERNARD A. STEINKE, a citizen of the United States, residing'at Botkins, in the county 'of'Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Railway-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention ,relates to rail ties and fasteners and its object is to provide a composite tie which is of durable construction, can be readily placed in position, and constitutes an eflicient support for rails. o

Another object is to provide a tie made up of metal and concrete, means being provided integral with the metal portion of the tie for binding the concrete to the metal so that separation of the parts of the tie is prevented.

Another object is to provide simple and eiiicient means for fastening rails upon the tie, said means including an adjustabl clam ing member.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings is sho-wn the preferred form of the invention.

ln said drawings. Figure l is a view partly in side elevation and partly in longitudinal section of a tieembodying thepresent improvements. Fig. 2 is a view partly in vplan and partly in horizontal section of a portion of the tie. Fig. 3 is a section on line oc-, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing a modified form of fastening means used in connection with the tie.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a metallic I-beam eX- tending the full length of the tie and consti-I tuting the core thereof and at one or more points between the ends of the beam the web thereof is slit longitudinally as indicated at 2 to form retaining fingers 3 which are bowed outwardly as indicated particularly in Fig. 2 so asto constitute retaining means for the urpose of holding to the core a concrete ling 4 which fills the space at opposite sides of the web of the beam and projects beyond the side edges of said beam as clearly indicated in Fig. 3'. The projecting portions of this concrete filling have their upper and lower faces flush with the corresponding -faces of the beam.

Formed upon the beam 1 are hook-like j projections 5 and 6 constituting rail fastening means. `These devices are arranged in pairs and the rail fastening means 5 are designed to res ectively engage the outer and inner base anges 7 and 8 of rails 9. The rails when positioned in engagement with these Ifastening devices are spaced apart the necessary distance and they are designed to be securely clamped within the fastening devices 5 by means of wedges l0. These wedges are insertible between the fastening devices 6 and those of the base ianges which are not engaged by the fasteners 5. The wedges 10 are shaped along one edge so as to fit snugly upon the base fianges and their other edges are reduced longitudinally as indicated at 11 so as to fit snugly under the fastening' devices 6. As indicated in Fig. 2 these wedges 10 when driven longitudinally beneath the fastening devices 6 will push the rails laterally against the devices 5 so that the railswill thus be firmly held in place.V After this adjustment of the Y parts has been edected the wedges may be secured against movement b means of set screws 12 which extend throng the fastening devices 6 and are designed to bear -upon the wedges 10. lt is of course to be understood that the adjoining ties can be reversely arranged so that one of the fastening devices 5 of one tie will engage one base flange of a rail, while the corresponding fastening devices 5 of the adjoining ties will engage the' other base flange of the rail.- By thus alternating theties all lateral pressure upon the various fastening devices is equalized.

It will be seen that a tie such as herein described is very simple, durable and efficient, can be readily manufactured and easily handled. ln order that vibration may be reduced to the minimum cushions 13 of asbestos or other material may be interposed between each rail and the ties thereunder.

It is of course to be understood that ties such as hereinbefore described and as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are designed for use upon sections of-tracks where switches are not located. However, where switches are provided and the rails converge it is of course apparent that additional fastening devices must be provided. lf desired, auxiliary holding means such as shown in Fig. 4 may be used at these points. Asshown in said gure this auxiliary fastening device consists of a plate 14 having an offset end portion 15 constituting a jaw for engaging the base iiange of a switch rail.

The fastener shown in Figfll is single, to wit, is shaped to engage one rail, but it is to be understood that said fastener may be provided with two aws so as to engage two rails. In any case the fastener is secured in position by tapping the beam l and extending a bolt 16 through the fastener and into the beam.

As clearly indicated in the drawings the metal core of the tie is flush with both the upper and the lower faces of the concrete body, thus presenting unyielding surfaces at the points where the tie rests upon the roadbed `and where the rails contact with it. Where an I-beam is employed this arrangement is particularly advantageous because broad bearing surfaces are thus presented by the core.

Although the tie has been shown and described as utilizing an I-beam as the core thereof, it is to be understood that if preferred a T-beam or in fact a core of any preferred shape may be employed to meet the conditions under which the tie is to be used.

What is claimed is:

1. Arailway tie comprising a metal core having a longitudinal web, and a plastic filling upon opposite faces of the web and projecting beyond the sides of the core, the upper and lower faces of the filling being flush with the corresponding faces of the core.

flanges of the beam, the upper and lower i faces of the beam being flush with the corresponding faces of said material.

4. A railway tie comprising a flanged beam, constituting the core thereof, fastening devices integral with one face of the beam, a

lastic material upon opposite sides of the lieam, the upper and lower faces of said beam being flush with the corresponding faces el' said material, rail engaging means insertible beneath one of the fastening devices, and adlinstable means extending through said device for frictionally engaging and locking the inserted rail engaging means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BERNARD A. STEIN KE. Vitnesses GEORGE STEINKE. HENRY J. STEINKE. 

